Griff 17 #1 Posted July 3, 2013 On 3rd July 1938 the A class steam train "Mallard" broke the world speed record for a steam train. Driver Joseph Duddington, Fireman Thomas Bray and Inspector Sid Jenkins. In York Railway Museum. A class "Dominion of Canada" from a museum in Montreal A class "Dwight D. Eisenhower" from a Halifax, Nova Scotia museum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griff 17 #2 Posted July 3, 2013 I obviously imagined the whole thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,937 #3 Posted July 3, 2013 No record here...but turn up the volume for this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju6rvbu7Cps 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1054josh 25 #4 Posted July 3, 2013 That's just awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimD 3,345 #5 Posted July 4, 2013 Griff, I hope this is what you wanted to post.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2353575/How-drive-world-record-breaking-steam-train-Mallard-Locomotive-gets-final-clean-polish-ahead-celebrations-mark-75th-anniversary-126mph-landmark-journey.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SousaKerry 500 #6 Posted July 4, 2013 http://youtu.be/keVlOSf38o4 This is the one I want to see run again. Rode behind it 20 years ago this summer and it was mothballed 2 years later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griff 17 #7 Posted July 4, 2013 Yes Jim, that's the one. It's a good job someone around here knows what they're doing, damned interweb. Nice vids, chaps and happy Independence day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites